Smart Cities

The Spanish government has issued the permits for two 5G pilot programs (to Telefonica and Vodafone). Funding is coming from the state and the European Union (EU). The two 5G trials will require a total investment of over $40 million. Around $11 million will be co-funded by state agency Red.es within the framework of the […]

The municipality of Amsterdam successfully tested 5G applications based on fan experience and safety inside the stadium and outside on the Arena boulevard over the 3.5 GHz frequency, using a license with a bandwidth of 40 MHz in the 3.7 GHz band. KPN collaborated with Johan Cruijff ArenA and the vendor Nokia for the setup of […]

Tele2 Lithuania demonstrated pre-5G technology in Vilnius with equipment vendor Nokia, during which speeds of up to 4.3 Gbps were achieved.

Tele2 and Nokia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate development of 5G mobile networks. The companies will focus on LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), 5G radio access technologies as well as new Internet of Things (IoT) services. 

Orange and Nokia have signed a 5G collaboration agreement. The two companies will work together to develop, trial and introduce solutions for 5G and the digital transformation of vertical industries. This work will also include the application of ultra-broadband leveraging new frequency bands; cloud RAN and massive MIMO; the Internet of Things (IoT); end-to-end network […]

Turk Telekom has tested NB-IoT technology in its own network in Turkey as a first operator with Nokia as an important step of 5G strategy of Turk Telekom. Turk Telekom and Nokia have shown demo in a virtual stadium covered by 5G in MWC.

TIM plans to turn Turin into Italy’s first 5G city. To get the project underway, TIM has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the municipality of Turin. TIM plans to begin conducting 5G technology trials in 2018. The first will involve 3,000 users, who will be able to access an array of smart city […]

Telekom Romania tested 5G technologies in conjunction with Ericsson. Both companies demonstrated beamforming and aggregate speeds of up to 24Gbps, in tests held in Bucharest. During the demonstration, five different use cases exploring the capabilities of 5G technology were showcased: 5G speeds, two cloud robotics and two smart city solutions. The Romanian government aims to […]

First public 5G network use cases high speed 5G network to a commercial passenger cruise ship in port as well as a construction excavator remotely controlled with a live 5G network

In partnership with Open Fiber, Wind Tre will be launching 5G pre-commercial trials in the city of Prato, Italy. Trials will be performed using the 3.6-3.8 GHz bands, focusing mobility, safety, healthcare and smart energy applications.